Benjamin Ernest Wiggins 5/26/1917-2/19/1991 My father was a retired conservationist for the U.S.D.A. Soil and Water Conservation District. After retirement from the U.S.D.A., he bought a 20 acre citrus grove on North Tropical Trail, Merritt Island, Florida, and worked the grove not only with a tractor, but also with his hands, planting hundreds of new varieties of experimental ruby red grapefruit trees and naval oranges, until his death. He was born in Live Oak, Florida, and was graduated from the University of Florida in Agricultural Engineering. He was a recipient of the Brevard County Farm Bureau's Distinguished Farm Service Award. He had been president and director of the Brevard County, Florida, Farm Bureau; chairman of the Brevard County Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service Committee; and member of the Brevard County Extension Service Citrus Advisory Committee.

He was a member of the Cocoa Elks Lodge, Cocoa Rotary Club, Sons of the American Revolution and First United Methodist Church of Cocoa. He was a former president of the Sanford Rotary Club and the Cocoa Sons of the American Revolution. He was a retired major in the Army Reserves and written up in Who's Who in South and Southwest, 9th Ed., p. 996.

He was survived by my mother, Caroline Schreyer Wiggins
Sons:
David Allen Wiggins
(DOB 12/22/1951)(261-08-4496)(Place of birth:
Orange Memorial Hospital, Orlando, Florida);
William Randall Wiggins
(DOB 12/25/1953)(264-19-3997)(Place of birth:
Orange Memorial Hospital, Orlando, Florida);
Daughter:
Bettie Caroline Wiggins
(DOB 12/04/19XX)(263-96-2142)(Place of birth:
Alachua Hospital, Gainesville,Florida);
Brothers:
Aubrey Wiggins, R.B. Wiggins, James Wiggins;
Sisters:
Evelyn Nelson and Margie Prange;
One grandchild:
Benjamin Joshua Wiggins
(DOB 1/17/1985)(591-32-9417)(Place of birth:
Cape Canaveral Hospital, Cape Canaveral, Florida)
Benjamin's father is William Randall Wiggins.
(Baptised 4/30/1987 by Rev. Warren Wasson at the home
of Grandfather Wiggins, 658 Orange Court,Rockledge, Florida.)
Benjamin is a joy to the entire family and has given much love
in spite of being born with cerebral palsey.
My father, Benjamin Ernest Wiggins,was predeceased by
his brother, Robert Wiggins, and sister, Lorene Wiggins.

My father died of a heart attack and was buried at Florida Memorial
Gardens within twenty feet of my maternal grandfather's grave.

David Allen Wiggins married Yi Sun Pok on July 28, 1979, at Forsythe Chapel, Ft. Riley, Kansas. Yi Sun Pok is from South Korea, and she is a direct descendent of the Korean Royal family. They adopted a 100% Korean daughter, Sara Lee. We call Yi Sun Pok "Lea Wiggins." Yi is her last name in the Korean language.

William Randall Wiggins was married to Mary Peterson Wehner in June, 1984, in Rockledge, Florida, at my parent's home at 658 Orange Court. They were divorced. Mary married Jack Coyle, a man who has devoted much time and given much love to Benjamin Joshua Wiggins.

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Caroline M. Schreyer Wiggins 12/22/1920-- My mother is a retired K-3 Primary Specialist, Curriculum Coordinator, Resource Teacher and Classroom Teacher. She was graduated from the University of the State of New York at New Paltz with a B.Ed. and received her M.Ed. from Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida. She was raised in Mamaroneck, New York, at 718 Jefferson Avenue. She has two brothers, Charles E. Schreyer, Jr. and Robert Schreyer. She was also a church organist for Hope United Church of Christ for over twenty years but was a member of the Cocoa United Methodist Church, and her hobby was flower arranging for which she was extremely talented and has won many awards. She is a past president of Delta Kappa Gamma, a professional education sorority. After the death of my father, my mother joined the Rockledge Presbyterian Church because it was much closer to our home at 658 Orange Court. As a child, she was a mamber of St. Thomas' Episcopal Church in Mamaroneck, New York.

She met my father on Thanksgiving, and they married the next Easter on April 9, 1944, at her home in Mamaroneck, New York, and lived happily everafter.

Some of the places my parents lived:
3 Waldon Road, Central Nyack, Rockland, New York (1944-1946)
Alachua Air base, Alacuhua County, Florida (1946-1947)
246B, Flavet III, (Univ. of Florida), Gainesville, FL (1947-1948)
1439 Chase St., Ocala, Marion County, FL (1948-1949)
4121 Gray St., Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL (1949-1951)
1404 Magnolia Avenue, Sanford, Seminole County, FL (1951-1952)
Rt. 2, Box 75, Cameron Ave., Sanford, Seminole County, FL (1952-1963)
2076 S. Grandview Ave., Sanford, Seminole County, FL (1963-1964)
658 Orange Ct., Rockledge, Brevard County, FL (1965-present)

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MY ANCESTORS

My father: Benjamin Ernest Wiggins, DOB 5/26/1917, 261-01-6572
Place of Birth: Live Oak, Florida
Married my mother: April 9, 1944

My paternal grandparents' names in full: Bennie Franklin Wiggins,
DOB 7/22/1889-3/1954, Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida;
His wife: Mamie Ailene Skien,
DOB 8/24/1884--9/2/1935. My paternal grandparents were married
on Nov. 10, 1909. They had a tobacco farm in Live Oak, Florida.

The parents of my paternal grandfather were:
Richard Bigham Wiggins, DOB 9/4/1855--10/10/1919, Live Oak,
Suwannee County, Florida;
His wife's name: Lennie Jane Corbitt, DOB 6/5/1865-- 7/26/1941
in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida;

The parents of my paternal grandmother were:
John Oliver Skien, born 1/26/1832 in South Carolina.
His wife's name: Catherine Williams, born 1853-1945 in Georgia.
It is believed the parents of John Oliver Skien were also born
in South Carolina.

The parents of my paternal great grandfather were:
James A. Wiggins, born in Baldwin, Georgia.
His wife's name: Elizabeth Hubbard. They were married in
Baldwin, Georgia, on 1/13/1852(3).

The parents of my paternal great grandmother were:
James Corbitt, born in 1822 in Barnwell District,
South Carolina. He died April 2, 1874, in Ware County, Georgia.
HE FOUGHT FOR THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA (C.S.A.).

Ware 26th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company (Styles/Lamar) D, Ware Guards
26th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company (Styles/Lamar) H, Forest Rangers
26th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company (Styles/Lamar) L, Wiregrass Minutemen
50th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company B, Ware Volunteers)

Barnwell County, South Carolina, Company B, SC Artillery, SC Volunteers
CSA, records reveal:
J.P. Corbett, Private
Benjamin A. Corbett, Private
Mathew Carter, Private

His wife's name was Elizabeth Carter, born October 21, 1826,
in Glenmore, Ware County, Georgia, and died on 8/29/1889, in Live Oak, Florida.
They were married in 1839, 1842(7).

The parents of my paternal great great grandfather were:
John Corbitt, born 1780 in Barnwell County, South Carolina,
and died 1854 at Manor, Ware County, South Carolina. His wife's
name is listed as Penelope (Penny) Corbitt.

The parents of my paternal great great great grandfather were:
Daniel Corbitt, born about 1752 in South Carolina. Hiw wife's
name is listed as Mrs. Corbitt, born 1758, in Barnwell District,
South Carolina. HE FOUGHT IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

Click here for history of surname CORBITT

My mother: Caroline Magdalene Schreyer, DOB 12/20/20; 261-80-5382
Place of Birth: Waterville, Lucas County, Ohio (#32240)
Grew up at 718 Jefferson Avenue, Mamaroneck, New York 10543

My maternal grandparents were: Charles Evan Ford (Schreyer),
109-26-9471, DOB 10/28/1893--6/15/1973. He was born in Asheville,
North Carolina, and is buried at Florida Memorial Gardens, Rockledge,
Florida. He married Bettie Clara Perschke on April 20, 1920.

The parents of my maternal grandfather were:
William Henry Ford. Born in England. He married Josephine
Caroline Hammond on August 19, 1892. Mr. Ford died and
Josephine married Mr. Schreyer, who adopted my grandfather and changed
his name from "Ford" to "Schreyer." When Josephine's second
husband died (Mr. Ford), she married a Mr. Hyndman.

The parents of my maternal grandmother were:
William Conrad Perschke. DOB 2/12/1859 in Jauer, Schlesien,
Preussen, Germany. Died 9/30/1936 in Mamaroneck, New York.

The parents of my maternal great grandmother (Josephine Caroline
Hammond) were:
John Hammond and Abigal Potter.

The parents of my maternal great grandmother (Magdalene Karoline Boesch) were:
George H. Boesch and Fredericka Hillebrecht. They lived in Germany.